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Raimond Spekking · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
DHC-2 · Length
Single source30 ft 3 in (9.22 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | De Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver | Pilatus PC-24 |
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| Type | STOL utility transport[source] | Light business jet[source] |
| National origin | Canada[source] | Switzerland[source] |
| Manufacturer | de Havilland Canada[source] | Pilatus Aircraft[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In production |
16.85 m (55 ft 3 in)[source]
DHC-2 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine
Single source1 × Pratt & Whitney R-985 Wasp Jr. 9 cylinder radial engine , 450 hp (340 kW)[source]
2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans thrust each
Single source2 × Williams FJ44-4A turbofans , 15 kN (3,400 lbf) thrust each[source]
Maximum payload
Single source1,406 kg (3,100 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | regional and remote air carriers United States Army Civil Air Patrol[source] | Qatar Emiri Air Force PlaneSense Royal Flying Doctor Service[source] |
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| Number built | 1,657[source] | 212 (Q1 2024)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1947–1967[source] | 2015–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1948[source] | 1 April 2018[source] |
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| First flight | 16 August 1947[source] | 11 May 2015[source] |
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| Capacity | 6 passengers, 2,100 lb (953 kg) useful load[source] | 10 passengers[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 79 imp gal (95 US gal; 360 L)[source] | 2,705 kg (5,964 lb), 888.5 US gal (3,363 L)[source] |
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| Airfoil | D.H. high lift wing section[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed Hamilton-Standard controllable-pitch propeller, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) diameter[source] | — |
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| Aspect ratio | — | 9.35[source] |
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| Cabin | — | 7.01 m × 1.69 m × 1.55 m long × wide × high ( 23 ft 0 in × 5 ft 7 in × 5 ft 1 in)[source] |
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| Cabin altitude | — | 2,438 m at 13,716 m (8,000 ft at 45,000 ft), 8.78 psi (0.605 bar)[source] |
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| Stall speed | — | 154 km/h (96 mph, 83 kn)[source] |
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| Time to altitude | — | 45,000 ft (14,000 m) 27.1 mins[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 259 kg/m 2 (53 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Fuel consumption | — | 0.58 kg/km (2.1 lb/mi) Mach 0.72/416 kn (770 km/h) cruise, 15,375 lb (6,974 kg) weight, FL 450, ISA+3C[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | — | 0.36[source] |
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| Take-off | — | 942 m; 3,091 ft (MTOW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)[source] |
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| Landing | — | 734 m; 2,408 ft (Over 50 ft obstacle, MLW, ISA, sea level, dry paved runway)[source] |
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Maximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
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